From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Persistence of variables Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:05:28 +0200 Message-ID: <87h8p0lrhj.fsf@mbork.pl> References: <87a7v20xlf.fsf@mbork.pl> <83a7v1lxxz.fsf@gnu.org> <87605p28ma.fsf@mbork.pl> <874ll94uvs.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <77e3430c-8533-4962-92fa-3b87e2226563@default> <20180321151926.GF12393@tuxteam.de> <87sh8txefj.fsf@fastmail.fm> <867epxuk1e.fsf@zoho.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1522213473 25051 195.159.176.226 (28 Mar 2018 05:04:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 05:04:33 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: mu4e 1.1.0; emacs 27.0.50 Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Emanuel Berg Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 28 07:04:29 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f13G9-0006RM-4B for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:04:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37406 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f13IC-00050O-Ju for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:06:36 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42840) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f13Hl-00050C-1x for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:06:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f13Hh-00046o-Rk for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:06:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([195.110.48.8]:35591) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f13Hh-000415-L4 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:06:05 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3E09E6778; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:05:59 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mail.mojserwer.eu Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id dkj-tn9QlJyj; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:05:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (static-dwadziewiec-jedenpiec7.echostar.pl [109.232.29.157]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 69F09E6700; Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:05:56 +0200 (CEST) In-reply-to: <867epxuk1e.fsf@zoho.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 195.110.48.8 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:116286 Archived-At: On 2018-03-28, at 02:21, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Marcin Borkowski wrote: > >> And I don't like the hassle of having an >> option to a separate file with just this >> one variable. > > You realize this is the weirdest feeling, even > tho I believe you its genuine. Because storing > data in a file is the most natural thing anyone > could ever do with a computer, just like > a mathematician would write (0, 0) at origo or > a manufacturer of sledge hammers would inscribe > the weight in kg and oz on its head. I think you misunderstood me. Storing data in a file is natural. Having a separate file for just one variable looks like an overkill. Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl